Julio Jiménez (cyclist)
Julio Jiménez Muñoz (28 October 1934[2] – 8 June 2022) was a Spanish professional cyclist. He was good at climbing. He won the polka dot jersey for being best climber at the Tour de France three times in a row in 1965, 1966 and 1967.[3] He also won the mountains competition at the Vuelta a Espana three times. He is one of four riders to complete the Tour/Vuelta double by winning both mountains competitions in the same year.
 Jiménez in 1966 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julio Jiménez Muñoz | ||
| Nickname | La pulga de Ávila (The Flea of Avila), The Watchmaker of Avila[1] | ||
| Born | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{"., Expression error: Unrecognized word "october".Expression error: Unrecognized word "october". Ávila, Spain | ||
| Died | 8 June 2022 (aged 87) Ávila, Spain | ||
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| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | Climber | ||
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Jiménez was killed in a car crash in Ávila, Spain on 8 June 2022, aged 87.[4]
Major Accomplishments
- 1963
- King of the Mountains – Vuelta a España
- 1964 – Kas-Kaskol
- King of the Mountains – Vuelta a España
- 2 stages – Vuelta a España
- Tour de France
- 2nd, King of the Mountains
- 7th, General Classification
- 2 stages
- 1965 – Kas-Kaskol
- Tour de France
- Winner Mountains classification
- 2 stages
- King of the Mountains – Vuelta a España
- 1 stage – Vuelta a España
- 1966 – Ford-France-Hutchinson
- Tour de France
- Winner Mountains classification
- 1 stage
- Giro d'Italia
- 2 stages
- 1967 – Spain
- Tour de France
- Winner Mountains classification
- 2nd overall
- 1968 – Spain
- Giro d'Italia
- 2 stages
- Tour de France
- 3rd, King of the Mountains
- 30th, General Classification
References
- ↑ Clarke, Stuart (5 November 2015). "13 of the strangest nicknames in cycling". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ↑ "Julio Jiminez Munoz". Cycling Hall of Fame.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ↑ Bill McGann, Carol McGann (2008). The Story of the Tour de France: 1965-2007, Volume 2 of The Story of the Tour de France: How a Newspaper Promotion Became the Greatest Sporting Event in the World. Dog Ear Publishing. pp. 13, 22, 32. ISBN 1598586084. Accessed 14 August 2014.
- ↑ Muere el exciclista Julio Jiménez, el 'Relojero de Ávila', a los 87 años (in Spanish)
Other websites
- Palmarès at velo-club.net Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine (in French)